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Gratitude Quotes


"The word 'Eucharist' means literally 'act of thanksgiving.' To celebrate the Eucharist and to live a Eucharistic life has everything to do with gratitude. Living Eucharistically is living life as a gift, a gift for which one is grateful. But gratitude is not the most obvious response to life, certainly not when we experience life as a series of losses! Still, the great mystery we celebrate in the Eucharist and live in a Eucharistic life is precisely that through mourning our losses we come to know life as a gift."


"Priceless gifts:The gift of love. The gift of parent. The gift of husbandThe gift of wifeThe gift of childrenThe gift of prayer. The gift of family. The gift of relatives. The gift of friends. The gift of in-laws. The gift of books."


"Be grateful for every circumstance."


"It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts."


"Life is unexchangeable grace."


"Whether someone does right by you or wrong by you thank them anyway."


"Gratitude is a choice which can change our lives for the better."


"People who get offended by your not saying 'Thank you!' - after they've paid you a compliment were merely desperate to be thanked."


"What are you most thankful for? she asked.My reply came easily. "Being too blessed to have any hope of answering that question."


"When we see and appreciate the beauty in others, we tend to absorb it and make it ours."


"Thank you for the day and night,for rainy spells and summer's light.Thank you for the skies of blueand puffy clouds in grayish hue.Thank you for the gigglefestsand midnight's cloak to hasten rest.Thank you for tomorrow newand yesterday's tomorrow too.Thank you for "I'm glad we metand also for "we haven't yet.Thank you for the peace of mind a grateful soul doth always find."


"You learn the value of water when the rivers are dry. You learn the value of light when the winters are prolonged. You learn the value of food when the fields are bare."



"Those who are not grateful soon begin to complain of everything."


"Today I must look in the mirror and be thankful for the person who I find staring back at me. For although the reflection is terribly imperfect, and I know that full well, God created it with enough room that one day it would be perfect. And if there is nothing else I can find to be thankful for, let me begin here."


"One fish in your net is better than a thousand in the ocean."


"Because thankfulness is the tonic that always cures the cancers of greed, envy and jealously, it should be taken in liberal doses daily."



"We have just all of a sudden discovered that here we are, with something called time seemingly precious, but not deeply appreciated."


"I believe the main purpose of life is to accept with gratitude what you've been blessed with so that you may use those gifts to mold yourself into the best person you can possibly be. Learning to discern things of true value from those of little or no worth is part of the process."


"Don't forget to wonder and appreciate yourself."


"Rejoicing is grounded in gratitude, with a keen appreciation for yourself, others, your abundance, and the beauty around you."



"Since everything is destructible including life, you should, therefore, make the best out of life while it lasts."


"Wealth is a small blessing, health is a great asset, happiness is an extraordinary treasure, and life is a remarkable reward."


"Because the sun helps you in the day, do not scoff at stars at night."


"The greatest gift life can give you today is the promise of tomorrow."


"Don't complain. Find the courage to be grateful for every circumstance."


"A warm feeling fell over the boy. A mix of security and comfort, as if a blanket were wrapping its soft layers around his heart and nuzzling him snuggly. Gavin loved his mother, and he would be forever grateful to his father for protecting her. The whole mystery behind it made him itch with curiosity, however."


"The universe sees your beauty, now see the beauty in others."


"You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera and grace before the play and pantomime and grace before I open a book and grace before sketching painting swimming fencing boxing walking playing dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink."
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